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A SMALL WUCAI DISH WANLI MARK AND PERIOD
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- porcelain
colorfully painted in the central medallion with two figures in a landscape, each carrying a lantern, encircled by a band of scrolling chrysanthemum within the cavetto, the blossoms in varying colors of underglaze blue, iron red, yellow and aubergine enamels, the underside with auspicious emblems alternating with canopied symbols, six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle
Provenance
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20th November 1985, lot 42, and thence by descent.
Condition
The rim with one small restored chip, a few burst glaze bubbles (some filled) and some iron spots. The interior with a few pieces of kiln grit. The base with a glaze pull and a few small burst bubbles.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A pair of similar dishes from the collection of Christina Loke Balsara, on loan to the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art, Durham, is illustrated in Laszlo Legeza, 'Ming and Ch'ing Imperial Tou-Ts'ai and Wu-Ts'ai Porcelains', Arts of Asia January-February 1980, p. 105. pl. 12 and p. 106, col. pl. 12. Another pair of dishes of this pattern from the Edward T. Chow collection was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 25th November 1980, lot 30.